A Spindle Splintered

, #1

eBook, 128 pages

English language

Published Oct. 5, 2021 by Tor Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-1-250-76535-2
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USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow’s A Spindle Splintered brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story. Featuring Arthur Rackham’s original illustrations for The Sleeping Beauty, fractured and reimagined.

“A vivid, subversive and feminist reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, where implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness and a good working knowledge of fairy tales.” —Katherine Arden

It’s Zinnia Gray’s twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it’s the last birthday she’ll ever have. When she was young, an industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. Not much is known about her illness, just that no-one has lived past twenty-one.

Her best friend Charm is intent on making Zinnia’s last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, something strange and unexpected happens, and she finds herself falling through worlds, …

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reviewed A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow (Fractured Fables, #1)

Great take on an old tale

This was a very enjoyable listen. I didn't expect the combination of a terminally ill young woman and the fairytale of Sleeping Beauty to be so entertaining. I liked how the various versions of the story were used here. Highly recommended if you're in need of a short and entertaining fantasy tale. I'm looking forward to the next one in the series.

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Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Fiction
  • Mythology
  • LGBT